Comments: Blanche Whitcher (Nee: ) | Lowell MA United States | 1851-1900 | Comments: This picture of Miss Blanche Whitcher appears in the Saturday Globe, vol.XVIII, no.24, (Utica, New York) Saturday October 29, 1898. Please see that reference for more details. In 1898 Miss Whitcher (of Lowell, Mass.) broke the female cyclists' half mile record with a speed of 1 minute, 15 seconds. At the time she was 15 years old. That is all the information I have on this picture. I am not researching this line, just saw the photo and thought I'd post it.